Demodex
A Whole New Take on “Bug-Eyed”
Do your eyelids or eyebrows frequently feel dry and itchy in the morning? Have you noticed little red bumps around yo...
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What’s Lurking in Your Lashes?
You shower. You shampoo. You brush and floss your teeth. Your hygiene’s pretty good, right? Maybe. Did you know your ...
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In the news: New Resource to Educate Consumers About Blepharitis, Demodex and other Lid Margin Diseases
We are pleased to announce our newly revamped Cliradex.com website to help educate patients and build awareness about...
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Your Friendly Eyelid Mites!
You can’t see them, but they’re there. They are microscopic mites, eight-legged creatures more like spiders. Almost e...
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Demodex 101
You might be surprised to learn that everyone has an elaborate microbiome of living microorganisms currently inhabiti...
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What Is Demodex? Understanding the Two Main Types
Demodex is one of the billions of tiny organisms that are too small to see with the naked eye, which is probably a go...
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What are eyelash mites?
“Eyelash mites” is the common name for Demodex mite species that inhabit the hair follicles or oil glands around your...
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How to Treat Demodex in Humans?
Demodex in humans are different from the ones in animals.
The Demodex mite is a tiny arachnid (8 legged) parasite tha...
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Do Mites Live in My Mascara Bottle?
Eyelash mites are almost certainly living off of skin cells and sebum of your face. These tiny eight-legged arachnids...
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The Natural Way to Treat Demodex Blepharitis
Blepharitis is irritating. Literally irritating. It can be caused by a deluge of tiny arachnids (Demodex mites) that ...
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Demodex Brevis: Treatments and Prevention
Eyelash mites – the very idea of them probably grosses you out. I mean, who wants to think there are microscopic bugs...
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Myths and Facts of Demodex Blepharitis
By Sean TigheUpdated: August 1, 2019
Demodex mites are one of the most common causes of blepharitis, yet it still rem...
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